Podcast 76 in Denis Marnane's series on Tipperary history looks at William Purefoy of Greenfield house. Described by a local curate as a 'brute in human form'. https://soundcloud.com/tipperary-libraries/purefoy-of-cappawhite
Impressions of Clonmel in 1839 from an English lady married to an Irish landowner from Cork listen to podcast here
Our March Lecture will be held over zoom on Tuesday 23rd March at 7.30pm Professor Tadhg O'Keeffe of UCD will be speaking on 'Romanesque Tipperary'. To register email studies@tipperarycoco.ie and we will email you the lecture link on Tuesday.
Mary brings us some more stories from the schools collection @Duchas.ie. This time she introduces us to some of the legends and customs from Tipperary relating to St. Patrick. listen to podcast here
Our March lectures will take place next Tuesday 23rd March at 7.30 p.m. on Zoom. Professor Tadhg O’Keeffe of UCD will speak about Romanesque Tipperary. Register beforehand by emailing studies@tipperarycoco.ie.
A look through some Tipperary newspapers for the 5th March 1927. We take a look at attitudes to women, sporting events in the county, events for St. Patricks day and post war reconstruction work ongoing in the county. listen to podcast…
Podcast 4 in our ur weekly dip into Tipperary newspapers takes us to 1876 and some of the less well known papers in our collections; The Cashel Gazette, The Tipperary Advocate and The Tipperary Free Press. Covering topics as diverse…
The Irish Tourist Association reports for Tipperary done in the 1940's are an excellent source of information on the antiquities and historic associations of many Tipperary town's and villages. These reports have been digitised and are available on our digital…
Our folklore podcast for February discusses the origions of the folk traditions surrounding the feast of St Bridget. From rush crosses to Brideogs. listen to podcast here
Our February lecture explores the life and involvement in Cahir development of Emily, Countess of Glengall (1777 – 1836). Emily Jefferyes married Richard Butler, 10th Lord Cahir in 1793 and they lived mostly at Cahir house. Intelligent and energetic Emily…